My Angel is a Centerfold
I have a two month old and already I have been accused of the “not enoughs”… You know the list, not supporting his head enough, not dressing him warm enough, not burping him enough, not giving him enough tummy time, not enough milk supply and the list really goes on and on. I’ve been able to hold my head up high with the “mommy knows best attitude” for all of these comments I really feel as if I’m right and the peanut gallery doesn’t know what they are talking about.
But, recently, I posted a photo of my little peanut on facebook… full frontal. He looks absolutely adorable, his eyes and arms wide open, with an expression on his face that is as cool as a baby cucumber. I really didn’t think twice about posting it and here I was expecting the usual exclamations like… “he’s so cute!” or “adorable!!!”. But, instead, I was flooded with snide comments like, “really?” or “wow.”
The comments I received reflect a whole new level of judging — one that actually made me insecure. I guess because this time I’m not only being criticized as a new mom who doesn’t know what she is doing. This time I’m being judged in a creepy way as if I’m doing great mental damage to him at a criminal level. This is one judgement that I haven’t been able to shake. I’ve even considered deleting the photo…
So, what exactly are the rules? A naked bathtub picture lots of suds…. that’s fine. A cute little tush…. that’s fine. A naked just-popped-out-of-the-uterus… that’s fine. But, a naked front of a 2 1/2 month old boy chilling out on his parent’s bed…not so fine? Where do we draw the naked baby photo line?
Great job hunters! Here’s #2 – A car seat saves a child from train?
